The Best Day Hike in Every State

This 11-mile out-and-back climbs to two high-altitude lakes in New Mexico's Carson National Forest.

This easy loop hops islands and sand dunes beside Lake Michigan.

14 incredible trails every hiker needs to try.

Popo Agie Wilderness, Wyoming

Long Trail State Forest, Vermont

On this 6-mile loop in Point Mugu State Park, you can climb to the tallest point in the Santa Monica Mountains and relax by the shores of Zuma Beach.

White Mountain National Forest, New Hampshire

Red River Gorge, Kentucky

Sylvan Runkel State Preserve, Iowa

Petit Jean State Park, Arkansas

Coconino National Forest, Arizona

Grayson Highlands State Park, Virginia

Palo Duro Canyon State Park, Texas

Fall Creek Falls State Park, Tennessee

Mt. Greylock State Reservation, Massachusetts

Mt. Abraham Ecological Reserve, Maine

Gallatin National Forest, Montana

Konza Prairie Preserve, Kansas

Caesars Head and Jones Gap State Parks, South Carolina

Colton Point State Park, Pennsylvania

San Rafael Swell, Utah

Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area, Oregon

Shining Rock Wilderness, North Carolina

Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge, Oklahoma

Slide Mountain Wilderness, New York

Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Nevada

Tettegouche State Park, Minnesota

Starved Rock State Park, Illinois

Koke’e State Park, Hawaii

Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho

Cloudland Canyon State Park, Georgia

Caladesi Island State Park, Florida

California’s oldest state park hides champion old-growth redwoods in tight gorges and steep, mossy canyons threaded with waterfalls.

Indian Peaks Wilderness, Colorado

Chugach National Forest, Alaska

Skyline Wildlife Management Area, Alabama

Mt. Baker Wilderness, Washington

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia